Santa Claus Bread
This is such a great recipe and a fun “play with your food “recipe too. Santa Claus Bread! You can make it with refrigerator bread dough from the market, with your favorite bread dough or using the bread recipe provided. You will love serving this Santa Claus Bread to your family and guests. I am a Taste of Home blogger and it is my pleasure to share this recipe with you today.
What You Need
4 Cups bread flour ( divided)
1/2 Cup sugar
2 Envelopes ( packages) active dry yeast (1/4 ounce each)
1-1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 Cup milk
1/4 Cup water
1/4 Cup butter ( cubed)
2 Raisins
2 Egg yolks
Red food coloring
Large Bowl
Baking sheet
Saucepan
Cooking thermometer
Mixer with dough hook
Rolling pin
Kitchen shears or pizza cutter
Basting brush
Small bowl
2 Large bowls
Saucepan
Tea towel ( kitchen towel)
Wire cooling rack
Before You Start -Prepare a large bowl for the dough to rise. Coat the inside of the bowl with cooking oil. Prepare a lightly floured work area.
Lets Make It!
In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt. In a small saucepan, heat milk, water and butter to 130°. Add to dry ingredients and beat just until moistened. Beat in eggs until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough ( about two cups).
Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic ( about 6-8 minutes). Place in prepared bowl, turning once to coat the top with oil. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled ( about 1 hour).
Preheat oven to 350°
Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into two portions, one slightly larger than the other. Move onto the baking sheet. Using your hands or a rolling pin shape the larger portion into an elongated triangle with rounded corners (for Santa’s head and hat).
Divide the smaller portion in half. Shape and flatten one half into a beard. Using kitchen shears or a pizza cutter, cut into strips to within 1 in. of top.
Position on Santa’s face; twist and curl strips if desired.
Use the remaining dough for the mustache, nose, hat pom-pom and brim. Shape a portion of dough into a mustache; flatten and cut the ends into small strips with scissors. Place above beard. Place a small ball above mustache for nose.Fold tip of hat over and add another ball for pom-pom. Roll out a narrow piece of dough to create a hat brim; position under hat. With a scissors, cut two slits for eyes; insert raisins into slits. In separate small bowls, beat egg each yolk. Add red food coloring to one yolk; carefully brush over hat, nose and cheeks. Brush plain yolk over remaining dough.
Cover loosely with foil. Bake 15 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-12 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
Serves about 12-14 slices.
I know you want to make this Santa Claus Bread, right? ♥
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This is so beautiful and creative! Thank you for linking up at Totally Terrific Tuesday! Make sure you stop back monday to check out the features..wink wink 🙂 Hope you had a wonderful christmas!
Jess
Oh my goodness, cute, cute, cute!! Thank you for sharing, I’ve pinned it!! Merry Christmas!
This is fabulous! I love it. Pinned and tweeted. Thanks for being a part of our party! I hope you stop by on Monday at 7 pm. We love to party with you. Merry Christmas! Lou Lou Girls
Love this!! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
thank you xo
What an awesome idea for Christmas! The kids will love this Katharine! Have a blessed Christmas!
Roz
WOW, Very Impressive, Katherine! Thanks for sharing @ the “what to do Weekends” Party! I think I’ll give this one a try, too! Pinned! Great to pop by for a Christmas visit with you!
Hugs and Many Blessings to you for your Christmas,
Theresa.
This would be so adorable to serve at Christmas dinner! How cute! I love things that bring a smile to everyone.
So cute!! I love it!
This is so cute!! and looks easier than I thought it would be!
That is the cutest bread I have ever seen!! Love it!!
thanks for stopping by!!
hugs,
Deb
Fabulous fun Katherine! I might have to give this a try!!
Jenna
We make this every year! So easy, adorable & delicious!
I love your Santa. What a great idea. I’ll have to give it a try! XX Jo
When I saw the title I thought this would be Santa in name only, what a fun surprise to see it’s actually Santa! 😀 VERY cool!
Love Love LOVE!!!! I need to make this guy!! Awesome post, Katherine.
That is one of the cutest things I have ever seen. Love it.
Oh my goodness this is SO cute! I’m going to TRY it gluten and dairy free…Thanks so much for sharing and HappyHolidays! Aloha, Lori
So cute! I know my son would love this but he might be too cute to eat, lol.
That’s really cute. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I love this idea! Such a great idea for a party!
Wow – that is beautiful! Don’t think I’m up to making the dough myself, but I think I could do it with store-bought dough. Wish I had a little one in the house who would love to see this…. going to pin for the future (or a potluck, where I think it would be a hit!)
How cute and fun is this Santa bread!! I know kids will love this and I think I will have to make it for the party!
Looks so cute, i love this :))) xx
This is adorable and Emma just asked me when she saw this with me if we could make. So I am thinking I may attempt this for us. Thanks so much, Katie for sharing xoxo 😉
Wow that looks really pretty!
Thanks for sharing.
How adorable this Santa bread sweet friend! I just pinned it.
Thank you for sharing.
Happy holidays.
FABBY